Much was to be done by prudence, much by conciliation, much by firmness.
GEORGE WASHINGTONSpeak not injurious words neither in jest nor earnest; scoff at none although they give occasion
More George Washington Quotes
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A bad war is fought with a good mind.
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We have probably had too good an opinion of human nature in forming our confederation.
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Government is not reason; it is not eloquence. It is force. And force, like fire, is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.
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Paper money has had the effect in your state that it will ever have, to ruin commerce, oppress the honest, and open the door to every species of fraud and injustice.
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True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to appellation.
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I hope ever to see America among the foremost nations of justice and liberality.
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I conceive a knowledge of books is the basis upon which other knowledge is to be built.
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Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge.
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Interwoven as is the love of liberty with every ligament of your hearts, no recommendation of mine is necessary to fortify or confirm the attachment.
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Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all.
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Decision making, like coffee, needs a cooling process.
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Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
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Human happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.
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The turning points of lives are not the great moments. The real crises are often concealed in occurrences so trivial in appearance that they pass unobserved.
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Speak not evil of the absent, for it is unjust.
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